Are old-growth forests still able to accumulate carbon?
A recent paper published in Science (Zhou et al. 2006) reports an unexpectedly high accumulation of carbon in the top 20-cm soil layer in a preserved old-growth forest in southern China during 24 years. This finding is discussed in relation to the traditional “ecological equilibrium” concept and com...
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Italian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)
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| description | A recent paper published in Science (Zhou et al. 2006) reports an unexpectedly high accumulation of carbon in the top 20-cm soil layer in a preserved old-growth forest in southern China during 24 years. This finding is discussed in relation to the traditional “ecological equilibrium” concept and compared to other recent results and hypotheses on this issue. Given the importance of better quantifying and understanding the capacity of accumulating carbon by old-growth forest in the context of the global carbon cycle and climate change, future research on this issue is clearly needed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-70b053d013fb4f9da8f1ba933685bfee2022-12-21T19:19:58ZitaItalian Society of Silviculture and Forest Ecology (SISEF)Forest@1824-01192006-01-0134459460Are old-growth forests still able to accumulate carbon?Grassi GA recent paper published in Science (Zhou et al. 2006) reports an unexpectedly high accumulation of carbon in the top 20-cm soil layer in a preserved old-growth forest in southern China during 24 years. This finding is discussed in relation to the traditional “ecological equilibrium” concept and compared to other recent results and hypotheses on this issue. Given the importance of better quantifying and understanding the capacity of accumulating carbon by old-growth forest in the context of the global carbon cycle and climate change, future research on this issue is clearly needed.http://www.sisef.it/forest@/showPaper.php?action=html&issue=10&msid=428&lang=enOld-growth forestsCarbon accumulationEquilibriumSoil. |
| spellingShingle | Grassi G Are old-growth forests still able to accumulate carbon? Forest@ Old-growth forests Carbon accumulation Equilibrium Soil. |
| title | Are old-growth forests still able to accumulate carbon? |
| title_full | Are old-growth forests still able to accumulate carbon? |
| title_fullStr | Are old-growth forests still able to accumulate carbon? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are old-growth forests still able to accumulate carbon? |
| title_short | Are old-growth forests still able to accumulate carbon? |
| title_sort | are old growth forests still able to accumulate carbon |
| topic | Old-growth forests Carbon accumulation Equilibrium Soil. |
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